Southern players and organizations are constantly making their mark in the world of tennis. Here's a list of recent awards, achievements and news in August 2016.
Southern juniors excel in USTA championships
Victor Lilov, left, and Braden Shick show off awards after Boys' 12s final.
 Sean Sculley and Nick Stachowiak pose with their doubles Silver Balls. Photo: Bill Kallenberg |
Victor Lilov of Raleigh, N.C., won the USTA Boys' 12 National Championships in singles and doubles played at the Arkansas Tennis Patrons Foundation, Little Rock, Ark., August 7-14. Other Southern juniors also had notable finishes at national championships.
USTA Boys’ 18s National Championships
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Mich., August 5-14
Doubles: (4) John McNally / JJ Wolf (Cincinnati) d. Sean Sculley (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) / Nick Stachowiak (Cary, N.C.), 6-2, 6-3
USTA Boys’ 16s National Championships
Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Mich., August 5-14
Doubles: (2) Andrew Ton (Milpitas, Calif.) / Max Wild (Murrieta, Calif.) d. Robert Maciag (Sterling, Va.) / Jared Pratt (Daniel Island, S.C.), 7-6(5), 6-3
USTA Girls’ 16s National Championships
Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, August 5-14
Doubles: (9) Andrea Cerdan (Bloomfield, N.J.) / Christina Hand (Moorestown, N.J.) d. (2) Chloe Beck (Watkinsville, Ga.) / Emma Navarro (Charleston, S.C.), 4-6, 7-6(6), 7-5
USTA Girls’ 14s National Championships
Metro Tennis Associates, Peachtree City, Ga., August 6-12
Singles: (4) Gianna Pielet (El Paso, Texas) d. Sonia Maheshwari (Morrisville, N.C.), 6-1, 6-2
USTA Boys’ 12s National Championships
Arkansas Tennis Patrons Foundation, Little Rock, Ark., August 7-14
Singles: (3) Victor Lilov (Raleigh, N.C.) d. (17) Braden Shick (Greensboro, N.C.), 6-4, 6-1
Doubles: (3) Samir Banerjee (Basking Ridge, N.J.) / Victor Lilov (Raleigh, N.C.) d. (2) Evan Wen (Morristown, N.J.) / Phillip Deaton (Auburn, Wash.), 6-1, 6-2